A roll-call is when someone in charge reads a list of names out loud to check who is there. Teachers do it at the start of class; the army, a fire drill, or a meeting of a club may do it too.

A roll-call點名， is when就是 someone in charge由負責的人 reads a list of names out loud把一份名單上的名字大聲唸出來， to check who is there看看誰在場。 Teachers老師 at the start of class在上課開始時 do it會做這件事； the army, a fire drill, or a meeting of a club軍隊、消防演習或社團開會 may do it too也可能會。

Each person answers, often with “here” or “present.” The roll in this word is not bread and not an actor’s part: it is an old name for a list of names, from the days when names were written on a roll of paper.

Each person answers每個人要應答， often with常常是回一聲 “here” or “present.”。 The roll in this word這個字裡的 roll is not bread不是麵包， and not an actor’s part也不是演員的角色： it is an old name它是個舊稱， for a list of names指一份名單， from the days來自那個年代—— when names were written當名字都還寫 on a roll of paper在一卷紙上的時候。

You can take / have / hold the roll-call. It feels official and a little old-fashioned in casual talk — a teacher might just say she’s taking attendance — though actually the hyphenated noun is still the clear word for the reading-out itself.

You can你可以 take / have / hold用 take、have 或 hold 搭配 the roll-call點名。 in casual talk在輕鬆的談話裡， It feels official它顯得公事公辦、 and a little old-fashioned也有點老派—— a teacher老師 might just say可能只會說 she’s taking attendance她在點出席—— though actually不過其實， the hyphenated noun這個帶連字號的名詞 for the reading-out itself對「唸名點人」這個動作本身 is still the clear word仍然是最清楚的字。